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What's a fun name?<p>I have regretted using <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photos</span></a> (..&amp; in extend, Google <a href="https://toot.community/tags/One" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>One</span></a>). </p><p>The difficulties I have faced to download all my data via Google <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Takeout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Takeout</span></a> have tired me but have also made me more determine to finish the task of stop using these <a href="https://toot.community/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a>. Even the option of syncing between <a href="https://toot.community/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> services that offer a better option for (then) local sync, has failed because Google's process can't skip the one file that causes issues.</p><p>Everything around this <a href="https://toot.community/tags/process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>process</span></a>, is to <a href="https://toot.community/tags/discourage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discourage</span></a> users.- Well, F.U. 🖕</p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STForum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STForum</span></a>: Retroactive charges for ward upgrades discourage patients fr getting subsidised treatment 1st<br>"current <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> is to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discourage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discourage</span></a> e <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/behaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>behaviour</span></a> where patients wld select lower ward classes to enjoy higher subsidies for more costly treatments, such as surgery, &amp; then upgrade to higher ward classes once these treatments hv been completed. Many of these patients r NOT lower-income patients.. It's impt to ensure tt our subsidy $ r targeted at where they r needed most"<br><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-retroactive-charges-for-ward-upgrades-discourage-patients-from-getting-subsidised-treatment-first" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">straitstimes.com/opinion/forum</span><span class="invisible">/forum-retroactive-charges-for-ward-upgrades-discourage-patients-from-getting-subsidised-treatment-first</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utah</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bathroombill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bathroombill</span></a>' includes <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/potentially" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potentially</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/broader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/provisions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>provisions</span></a>. </p><p>This could <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/discourage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discourage</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Utahns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utahns</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sex</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/designated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>designated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publicprograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicprograms</span></a>, like <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scholarships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholarships</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resourcecenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resourcecenters</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utah</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.kpcw.org/utah-legislature/2024-02-05/utahs-bathroom-bill-includes-potentially-broader-provisions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kpcw.org/utah-legislature/2024</span><span class="invisible">-02-05/utahs-bathroom-bill-includes-potentially-broader-provisions</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The New Hampshire attorney general’s office on Monday said it was investigating reports of an apparent <a href="https://c.im/tags/robocall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robocall</span></a> that used <a href="https://c.im/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and <a href="https://c.im/tags/discourage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discourage</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> in the state from coming to the polls during Tuesday’s primary election.</p><p>Attorney General John Formella said the recorded message, which was sent to multiple voters on Sunday, appears to be an <a href="https://c.im/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a> attempt to disrupt and <a href="https://c.im/tags/suppress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suppress</span></a> voting. He said voters “should disregard the contents of this message entirely.”</p><p>A recording of the call reviewed by The Associated Press generates a voice similar to Biden’s and employs his often-used phrase, “What a bunch of malarkey.” It then tells the listener to “save your vote for the November election.”<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-primary-biden-ai-deepfake-robocall-f3469ceb6dd613079092287994663db5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/new-hampshi</span><span class="invisible">re-primary-biden-ai-deepfake-robocall-f3469ceb6dd613079092287994663db5</span></a></p>